Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-19
MlLLloNAIREs IN THE SENATE.
Some Rich Men Who Help to Make
the Laws of the Country.

some hICn men w no Seip 10 make
the Laws of the Country.
The Worlds Washington correspond
ent insists that the present United States
Senate IS largely club OF mllllOBalres.
John Sherman, Inc President of the Sem
ate, is very rich man. He has been
identified with the Pittsburg and Fort
Wayne railroad. Nelson w. Aldricb, OF
Rhode Island, is credited with having
S150,000. William b. Allison, OF Iowa. i.
credited with a quarter OF million. He
has always been very closely allied with
Western railroad interests. Brown, OF
Georgia. Is worth between S3,000,000 and
$i000,000. He has stock ana large hold
mas in the Southern railroad systems,
and is largely interested in various manu-
featuring plants throughout the South.
Camden, OF West VIrzinia, is worth sever
al millions. He is a member NJ the Henry
g. Davis railroad. coal and iron syndi-
cate. Cameron. OF Pennsylvania, Is
worth A.OO0,000. He Is related by the
closest OF ties to the Pennsy wanna Rail-
road Company. Cheney from New Hamp-
shire, is a millionaire with mauy large
manufacturing interests. DOlph, OF Ore
2On, has grown rich out of his clientage,
furnished hy the Northern Pacific rail
road. Edmunds, OF Vermont, is mil
honaire. He has the reputation OF having
large corporation practice. EustIs, Of
Louisiana, IS rich, but is not identified
with corporations. Eyarts, OF New York,
mas been a corporation lawyer all MS he.
FAIR, Of Nevada. is worth S3O,00O,OOO, and
ne intimate with the Pacific railroad mag
mates. q bson, Of Louisiana. is rich, and
Is Interested in Southern railroads. Cor
man, of Maryland, has a large fortune,
anu Is closely allied with the powerful
1lesapeaEe and OHIO canal and Central
hsrvand railroad system.
male, OF Maine, Is a very rich man, ana
us sympatnies are with the rich. Jones,
H. Nevada, is supposed 10 be again mil
nnonalre. He il always friendly to the
aclhc railroads. Mcpherson, OF New
"eIs'y is man OF large fortune. but has
uuueny developed strong anti-corpora-
ZION tendencies. Mahon', OF Virginia, is
millionaire and is Interested in south
INK railroads. Warner Miller is rich.
ulCueN, OF Oregon, belongs 10 the North
faclic railroad. Palmer, OF Michl-
Fan is worth $4,000, 900 or SO, 100000. lie
passionately devoted to his own inter-
Payne, OF Quo, has
EnIIuerate fortune, but has close
"uons through his son with the
t"huard Oh Company. Sa0in. OF NIB
~ els bankrupt. but his Affiliations
hVis W. 40. -siussN. c~"'"r' VI
II Hc' tin, aEu MS associate, ep0ouer,
- N9s ard yerv oiOOeiV hsEbhed
Il a,,t~ar,oaus. SewelI, OF New Jers y,
49, SI1, ,'ty a.ulifed with the large rail-
rai u ansvn ests ohNAat State. stanford, OF
naliornla, IS w0roH tnirty or forty mil
Pacific. '"'
These are the principal men posses s.s.g
great fortunes in the Senafe. 1'do ma
loriiy OF the rest are well 10 DO. And tbeF
are naturally affected by their Intimate
!. associates who have large and powerful
corporation interests. From ailAeeounts
the coming elections will add several
more millions and corporation advocates
to the list. . AZ "a 10. ,,s.ss
She has IVA eys " seft III u blns. I. CIV 81,
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